Glass display stand



I. AMBLER.

GLASS DISPLAY STAND. APPLICATION FILED MAY I5, 1922.

1,438,805. Patented Dec, 12, 11922.

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. Application filcdlvliay 15, 1922. Serial No. 560,917.

To all to 710m it may, concern:

Be it known that 1, Isaac zen of the United States, the borough of Jeannette, inthe county of lVestmorelandand State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered the new, useful, and Improved Glass Display Stand, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a new and improved glass display stand intended more especially *for use in store Windows and the like for the sale.

The object provision of a play stand which pressed from glass.

For the accomplishment of this purpose I have devised a new and improved stand consisting of a pedestal which provides a firm support and which is provided at its upper end with an integral horizontally disposed platform. Supported on said pedestal is the tray upon which the goods are to be displayed, said tray being provided with a threaded stem which depends down through the central opening or bore of the platform; and a binding member, preferably a metallic thimble, is screwed up on said stem against the under side of said platform, thus clamping the tray firmly to the pedestal.

A. plurality of trays are preferably provided for each pedestal, so that the stand may be adapted to display various characters of oods.

6ther novel features of construction and arrangement of parts will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a practical and advantageous embodiment of the principles of my invention, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the stand showing the same adapted for use as a shoe display stand. Fig. 2 is a similar view on reduced scale, showing the stand adapted for the display of jewelry, cake, etc., Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tray shown in elevation in Fig. 2; Fig. 4. is a reduced side elevation of the shoe tray dismounted from the pedestal; Fig. 5 is a top plan view ofthe same on enlarged scale, and Fig. 6 is a view of the clamping thimble.

The following is the drawings.

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cylindrical stem the vertical disposed pedestalhaving a widened base 1 to providea firm foundation for the display stand. The upper end of the pedestal is bifurcated to provide a pair ofopposed, curved arms 2 which support at either side the platform 3 which is provided with a circular, axial hole a alined with the axis of the pedestal. The The base 1, the arms2 and the platform 3 are all integral with the pedestal, thusenabling me to. press the same from molten glass at one operation.

The trays of which I show two different and 5,and in Figs. 2 and 3,. are provi led with a depending 5,.which is inserted down through the hole at in the platform dand is provided with a spiral thread 6 which is engaged from below by the internally threaded member D which is screwed up on the stem snugly against the under side of the platform 3. The trays with their threaded stems are pressed integrally from molten glass.

In the case of the horizontally disposed tray C, the tray fits down flat on the platform 3, while in the case of the inclined tray B, the same is provided with a shoulder 7 concentric with the stem 5 which shoulder registers with and fits down on said platform. In either case the tray fits solidly on the platform and when the member D is screwed up on the stem 5 the tray is firmly clamped to the pedestal.

The member D is preferably a thimble or bushing stamped or otherwise forme of sheet metal with a suitable spiral thread 8 impressed thereon, the flexibility of the metal preventing the crushing or breaking ofthe glass with which it comes into con tact, such as 'misrht occur were a rigid nut used. The upper end of the member D is provided with a perimetral flange 9 which bears against the under side of the pedestal platform 3.

It is quite evident that the trays are interchangeab e. so that any desired number of trays of different sorts may be used on the pedestal.

Thus the tray B, illustrated in Figs, 1, l and 5 has an inclined goods supporting sun face with a flange or lip 10 near its upper edge, so that shoes with their heels engag said top fiance maybe advantageously displayed in a forwardly and downwardly opening therethrough and clined position. The tray hand has a horizontal display surface use ful for the display of goods that do not r quire a tilted or shown the tray B as rectangular and the tray C as circular, but it will be readily understood that any desired shape or contour may be used.

It is evident from the foregoing that my improved display stand may be made cheaply and at a rapid rate in an 'glass factory equipped for the manufacture of pressed Ware. It is also (evident that it is a substantial and durable device which will meet the requirements in'every particular, and will enhance the attractiveness of the display. T he interchangeability of the trays enables the shop keeper to display any character of goods he desires, so that a different set of display stands is not required when the display is changed. it Y What I desire to claim is 1. In a display stand, the combination of a glass pedestal characterized by a support; ing base at its lower end and at its upper end by a platform provided with a vertical clearance at the lower end of said opening; a glass display 0 on the other inclined position. I havewith a bearing tray having extending angularly from its under surface an integral threaded stein adapted to be inserted through said open ing with the and a binding member screwed up on said stern against the lower face of said platform to reniovably clamp said tray on said platform.

2.111 a display-stand, the combination of a glass pedestal characterized by a supporting base at its lower end and at its upper end by a platform provided with a vertical opening therethrough and clearance at the lower end of said opening; aglass display tray having extending angularly from its under surface an integral threaded stein adapted to be inserted through said opening with the tray resting upon said platform, and a sleeve nutadapted to be screwed up on said threaded stein, said nut being providet on its upper end which is forced against the under side of the platform to clamp the tray rigidly on the pedestal.

Signed at Jeannette, Pa, this 12th day of May, 1922:

ISAAC Austen.

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